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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Decemberists
Performer
Colin Meloy
Acoustic Guitar
Jenny Conlee
Piano
Nate Query
Bass Guitar
Peter Buck
12-String Electric Guitar
Tucker Martine
Tambourine
John Moen
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Meloy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Colin Meloy
Producer
Chris Funk
Producer
Clinton Welander
Engineer
Jenny Conlee
Producer
Nate Query
Producer
Rich Hipp
Engineer
Stephen Marcussen
Engineer
Tucker Martine
Producer
John Moen
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
(You and me in the war)
[Verse 2]
Had a dream
You and me in the war of the end times
And I believe
California succumbed to the fault line
We heaved relief
As scores of innocents died
[Verse 3]
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lea of Nebraska alight
Till all that remains is the arms of the angels
[Verse 4]
Hetty Green
Queen of supply-side bonhomie bone-drab
You know what I mean
On the road
It's well advised that you follow your own bag
In the year of the chewable Ambien tab
[Verse 5]
And the Panamanian child
Stands at the Dowager Empress's side
And all that remains is the arms of the angels
And all that remains is the arms of the angels
[Verse 6]
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh, ooh, oh
Ah-oh
Ah-ooh, ooh, oh
[Verse 7]
And you've receded into loam
And they're picking at your bones
We'll come home
We'll come home
[Verse 8]
Quiet now
Will we gather to conjure the rain down?
Will we now
Build a civilization below ground?
And I'll be crowned the community kick-it-around
[Verse 9]
And the Andalusian tribes
Setting the lea of Nebraska alight
Till all that remains is the arms of the angels
Till all that remains is the arms of the angels
[Verse 10]
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh, ooh, oh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh, ooh, oh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh, ooh, oh
Ah-ooh
Ah-ooh, ooh, oh
Written by: Colin Meloy